EP 2076029 A1 20090701 - A method and system of informing a first electronic device of the control and activity of a second electronic device
Title (en)
A method and system of informing a first electronic device of the control and activity of a second electronic device
Title (de)
Verfahren und Gerät zur Information eines ersten elektronischen Geräts über Steuerung und Aktivität eines zweiten elektronischen Geräts
Title (fr)
Procédé et système d'information d'un premier dispositif électronique du contrôle et de l'activité d'un second dispositif électronique
Publication
Application
Priority
US 96528107 A 20071227
Abstract (en)
An electronic system (100) includes a remote control device (110) and a first electronic device (120). The remote control device (110) accepts a user input (170) signifying a command for a second electronic device (130), and generates the command (140) for the second electronic device, and an indication (150) of the command. An advantage of utilising the indication of the command is that it informs the first electronic device (120) that there is activity at the second electronic device (130). The second electronic device (130) might be a television, for example, of which a user is altering the volume by use of the remote control device (110). The first electronic device (120) might be a set top box. Whilst there is no direct interaction between the user and the set top box, the set top box has been informed of user activity by the indication (150) of a command. This can prevent the set top box automatically switching to standby mode.
IPC 8 full level
H04N 5/44 (2011.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04N 7/18 (2013.01 - US); H04N 7/181 (2013.01 - US); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01 - US); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01 - US); H04N 21/443 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/4436 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0075 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (search report)
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- [X] WO 0193578 A1 20011206 - KEEN PERSONAL MEDIA [US]
- [A] US 2005122438 A1 20050609 - SATO KEIJI [JP]
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2076029 A1 20090701; EP 2076029 B1 20120201; US 2009167855 A1 20090702; US 2015319484 A1 20151105; US 9083914 B2 20150714; US 9942603 B2 20180410
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08172830 A 20081223; US 201514798180 A 20150713; US 96528107 A 20071227